Sudan’s war grinds into year three with SAF holding Khartoum, RSF dominating Darfur, and peace efforts failing.

Islamabad remains the only credible intermediary for Washington and Tehran as backchannel diplomacy supersedes formal negotiations.

Hormuz closure weaponizes a chokepoint, crippling Gulf exports while Russia and U.S. LNG capture windfall revenues.

Post-war Gulf faces a trilemma: deeper integration, stagnant status quo, or a new Saudi-Emirati rift inviting foreign interference.

Trump’s papal mockery reveals clash between sanctified power and a gospel of moral restraint.

Rubio celebrates colonial expansion as allies admit rules-based order was always a hypocritical fiction.

Jordan’s strategic wartime role strains its economy and deepens political rift with Israel.

Lebanon talks demand Hezbollah dismantlement while Israeli strikes erode state capacity to enforce it.

Iranian officials face ICC accessory liability for complicity in Russian drone crimes against Ukraine.

Declining US arms dominance may reduce complicity in Middle East civilian harm and war crimes.